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AI has arrived at HR departments all across the country
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World of HR: Japan continues to grapple with work-life balance as new prime minister takes over
The government is trying to balance competing economic and mental health interests.
How to guide employees through open enrollment season
Think of it as “a strategic moment to actually engage with employees,” Prudential Group Insurance’s head of enrollment says.
Leaders want to ‘fast track AI,’ but workers aren’t ready
Workers have three main concerns about AI. HR pros can help address them.
How employers are addressing food insecurity driven by SNAP cuts, inflation
Recognizing that a paycheck doesn’t always go far enough to pay for groceries, some employers are exploring ways to make up the difference through their total rewards programs.
Worker well-being is declining even as employers deepen investments in benefits
Young people and rank-and-file employees have been acutely impacted by this decline, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.
Trial for SHRM race discrimination case set to begin
A former employee alleges SHRM retaliated against and terminated her after lodging a racial discrimination complaint.
These regulatory changes could open the door to more private equity in 401(k)s
Alternative assets like private equity have historically been considered too risky for defined contribution plans, but safe harbors might change that calculation.
HR leaders say increased board interest in talent strategy is a pain point. They should view it as an opportunity.
61% of HR leaders believe their corporate boards have too much power over talent strategy. That could be a good thing.
World of HR: 69% of EU employers have or will rollback DEI because of the Trump administration
One in five employers with US operations have also paused or reduced hiring in the US, according to an annual report from Littler.
Gen Alpha is coming. Here’s how HR can prepare the workplace.
Add “Think about a Gen Alpha workforce” to your 2026 to-do list.
This HR leader knows the function is a ‘strategic growth engine’
Karina Young understands how partnering with executive leadership on business goals can drive success.
The US added 119,000 jobs in September, but labor market growth remains uneven
A more granular look by industry and unemployment reveals a mixed bag.
AI is turning every employee into a ‘tech worker’
“AI literacy used to mean: ‘Teach people what AI is.’ Now it means, ‘Can you apply AI in your actual day-to-day?’ And not just engineers—product, marketing, HR, business analysts, all of them.”
Employers are failing to prioritize internal mobility, according to Workday research
With the labor market cooling, experts have said that now is the best time for employers to invest in their existing employees. The only problem is that companies aren’t actually doing that.That’s according to recent research from Workday. Despite a modest increase in hiring demand in the first half of
When the forecast calls for crisis, HR can step up the internal comms game
The National Weather Service reminded us this week that we’re still months away from clearing hurricane season, which runs through the end of November. The agency announced Monday it is monitoring a tropical wave over a section of the Atlantic ocean (between the western coast of Africa and the Caribbean)